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Potato supplier HZPC charged by South African Competition Commission

South Africa's Competition Commission has referred a Netherlands-based seed potato breeder and its exclusive South African distributor to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution, for...

Trade Agreements and Potato Markets

How a revised Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement would impact Canadian potato growers. It is hoped that when it is ratified, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will open...

U.S. Exports of Frozen and Fresh Potatoes Grows

U.S. exports of frozen and fresh potatoes continued to grow in December while dehydrated exports were still down but by a lesser degree. The...

Brazil imposes anti-dumping duty on frozen potatoes

Last week the Brazilian Government decided to impose an anti-dumping duty on frozen potatoes imported from Germany, Belgium, France and the Netherlands. Brazil is an...

Public trust in Canada’s food system

Rebuilding trust in food and farming a “very serious” issue. “Very serious” – that’s how United Potato Growers of Canada (UPGC) general manager Kevin MacIsaac...

The Agricultural Growth Act: One Year Later

One of its goals was to provide better protection for domestic and foreign potato breeders in Canada and hopefully lead to more new, improved...

Potato supplier HZPC charged by South African Competition Commission

South Africa's Competition Commission has referred a Netherlands-based seed potato breeder and its exclusive South African distributor to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution, for...

Trade Agreements and Potato Markets

How a revised Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement would impact Canadian potato growers. It is hoped that when it is ratified, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will open...

U.S. Exports of Frozen and Fresh Potatoes Grows

U.S. exports of frozen and fresh potatoes continued to grow in December while dehydrated exports were still down but by a lesser degree. The...

Brazil imposes anti-dumping duty on frozen potatoes

Last week the Brazilian Government decided to impose an anti-dumping duty on frozen potatoes imported from Germany, Belgium, France and the Netherlands. Brazil is an...

Public trust in Canada’s food system

Rebuilding trust in food and farming a “very serious” issue. “Very serious” – that’s how United Potato Growers of Canada (UPGC) general manager Kevin MacIsaac...

The Agricultural Growth Act: One Year Later

One of its goals was to provide better protection for domestic and foreign potato breeders in Canada and hopefully lead to more new, improved...